# Amputations at PGS USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110538` · 11/15/2023 · POOLER, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** PGS USA, LLC
- **Location:** 200 Nordic dr, POOLER, GEORGIA, 31322
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting the straps of a sack on the forks of a forklift. When the  forks were lifted, the employee's right and left index fingers were caught between the forks and the straps. The employee's right and left index fingertips were amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*